The Holocaust was a human catastrophe. Many millions, mostly Jews, died because of it. Why did this happen? It was all because of one powerful man who thought that the Aryan race was superior, and that the Jewish race was "impure". With this idea in mind, he decided to eliminate every single living Jew.

During World War II, Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, ordered complete annihilation of the Jews. Some had left the country in search of refuge a few years back. Only a hand full of people managed to escape elsewhere to avoid the devastation during the war. But the unfortunate ones that were left behind were tortured, killed, and had their property stolen. Those who managed to survive hid in others’ houses, hoping the Nazi police wouldn’t find them.

With the conclusion of the war, and Germany defeated, the Jews that survived the desolation were once again free. However, many thing and people they knew were gone. Their family and friends were killed. Their beloved country lied in ruin. With no place to go, and no one to turn to for help, many started a new life in their country and adapted to the best of their ability.

Fifty years later, there are still many examples of discrimination around the world. Different religions still fight each other, and only people with a certain colour can have reasonable rights in some places. The international community as well as some non-profit organizations of often tries to assist those that are in need of relief. Yet, when will the conflicts cease?

We have already seen all the damage it can cause, like the increasing hatred when countries become divided in civil wars. With all the religions more concerned about discriminating instead of negotiating and working out peace agreements, the world as we know it may one-day turn into a chaotic war zone.

As the human race steps into the new millennium, we must change our barbaric practices and learn to talk before using force. Not only do we need to talk, but we also need to be able to trust one another in order to have a world without discrimination and serious conflicts. If this goal were achieved, we as a race would have taken a gigantic step forward for the better of all humankind.

However, this goal does not seem to be within our reach at the current moment. We have been fighting and insulting one another for a very long time and continue to do so today. For now, we can try to reduce the severity of the problem. Anti-discrimination days have already been assigned, but I believe that is not enough. Why is it just on those days that we need to respect each other and not other days? In fact, it should be against the law to discriminate any race, if it isn’t already so.

Finally, we need to learn how to acknowledge others as humans and not accepting all the stereotypes of the race. Just because other people have different skin colours doesn’t mean we should kill or offend them. As for beliefs, we should respect and no criticize them.

If the human race does not learn to co-operate, we can only evolve so far. Also, we need to constantly provide measures to counter discrimination. In the event that we fail, another horrible war may erupt and corrupt us to a point of no return.